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<blockquote data-quote="Grant_Vicat" data-source="post: 2216430" data-attributes="member: 388932"><p>Hi [USER=519334]@Claire.mumford[/USER] and welcome to this great forum. Hyperglycaemia or high blood glucose can have so many effects on the body that non diabetics would never imagine.</p><p>Very high blood sugar usually causes ketoacidosis. I would always know when I had ketones because my breathing became very laboured, all my muscles felt as though I had run ten miles and performed fifty press-ups, I had an overwhelming feeling of nausea, would drink vast amounts of water without slaking my thirst, would shun social contact, and my family would notice the all too familiar reek of nail polish remover or pear drops. In later years I realised that it would cloud my vision. Until 2010 I was the only member of the family not to need glasses or lenses, but when I was standing on Shoreham Station platform, aged 13, I was unable to read the nameplate on the opposite platform. Chronic diarrhoea and uncontrollable temper are also likely by-products. Even with moderately high levels such as 10.5mmol/L, I would lose my natural patience and become irritated by what are normally trifles. I would also notice that my nose ran when I was high. Is this because the brain is using this system to get rid of excess sugar, as it does colds?</p><p>Probably the most immediately damaging effect of hyperglycaemia is lethargy. Often an overwhelming tiredness can put the patient to sleep extraordinarily quickly, and after maybe three hours sleep there is no sign of benefit. Finally headaches and frequent urinating are trademarks.</p><p>In spite of all this, once your body becomes adjusted to a better glucose tolerance level, which diet and insulin adjustments will bring about, you should feel much more positive and relatively independent. Dare I say, even a little smug once you realise quite how much people assault their bodies with unsuitable food choices?! Hope things improve rapidly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grant_Vicat, post: 2216430, member: 388932"] Hi [USER=519334]@Claire.mumford[/USER] and welcome to this great forum. Hyperglycaemia or high blood glucose can have so many effects on the body that non diabetics would never imagine. Very high blood sugar usually causes ketoacidosis. I would always know when I had ketones because my breathing became very laboured, all my muscles felt as though I had run ten miles and performed fifty press-ups, I had an overwhelming feeling of nausea, would drink vast amounts of water without slaking my thirst, would shun social contact, and my family would notice the all too familiar reek of nail polish remover or pear drops. In later years I realised that it would cloud my vision. Until 2010 I was the only member of the family not to need glasses or lenses, but when I was standing on Shoreham Station platform, aged 13, I was unable to read the nameplate on the opposite platform. Chronic diarrhoea and uncontrollable temper are also likely by-products. Even with moderately high levels such as 10.5mmol/L, I would lose my natural patience and become irritated by what are normally trifles. I would also notice that my nose ran when I was high. Is this because the brain is using this system to get rid of excess sugar, as it does colds? Probably the most immediately damaging effect of hyperglycaemia is lethargy. Often an overwhelming tiredness can put the patient to sleep extraordinarily quickly, and after maybe three hours sleep there is no sign of benefit. Finally headaches and frequent urinating are trademarks. In spite of all this, once your body becomes adjusted to a better glucose tolerance level, which diet and insulin adjustments will bring about, you should feel much more positive and relatively independent. Dare I say, even a little smug once you realise quite how much people assault their bodies with unsuitable food choices?! Hope things improve rapidly. [/QUOTE]
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